Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-21
MAsQUERADING IN PETTICOATS.
a Young Man Who Wore woman's Cloth
ing ard Married Another Man.

| a Young Man Who Wore woman's Cloth
ing AVID Married Another Man.
Boston Special to the New York Herald.
Who is Ksty Russell? Is she q man?
Who is Frank King? Is he q woman?
The people of Boston, Cambridge, and
Chelsea have been ssking these questions
until last Friday, when it was found that
Frank King and Kitty Russell, ike DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde, were one and the
same person. It also appears that Frank
King, the plump and dainty dude, told
more verscious stories than Katy Russell,
the winsome blonde.
The identity Of the party was discovered
on Friday by Policeman Marston of Chel-
sea, whe saw Katy Russell going down
Washington CIV, nue.. She acted so
strangely that he concluded to follow her,
suspectiDg her 10 be q pickpocket. Her
gait was wide snd firm, her feet large,
and she had a wsY of walking up to q
crowd of ladies in front OF shop windows
and WedslDg herself in between them
that was very suspicious. After an hours
close study the policeman arrested her,
and took her to the station house, where
she gave the name of Katy Russell, and
said she was q tzble-girI at q restaurant
on Green street, Boston.
"Wnat am 1 arrested for?" she de-
named.
"Ou suspicion, was the reply.
"Suspicion of whet?'
"Oi being q man."
Kate nearly tainted when she WAS taken
below stairs. Ten minutes later pho-
togrspher went down stairs to take her
picture. Then came barber who cut c #
nine Inches of sunny blonde hair after
which she was locked up in q cell On
Saturday mornipg the policeman testified
that Katy was of the masculine gender
and Katy did not faint. On the
contrary, she said that her real
name wss Frank King, that she was
tweDty-four years OF age, and that she
had worn female attire most of the time
since she was eight years Of age, when
she was ADOPTED into the family Of James
Smart, butcher of the South End, Bos-
ton. For the easG year she had worked
in restaurant, but she had so many men
in love with her she was obliged to
change her place of work very often
About a week ago en- aged mssher took
her TO the Boston theeter to see ga Run
of Luck" and then csrried her to Brig
hams to supper. The next day he called
and asked her to go the Globe
theater, but she made an excuse and did
not accompany him. He took her out to
ride in his carriage sitter and was Very at |
tentive At last he became so ardent in
his admiration that she mad to give up her
place, and it was to seek employment
elsewhere that she visited Chelsea on FRI |
day. AS no crime could be proved |
against her messenger was sent to her
room on BowdOiD street. Her male at
tire was procured and after visit to an
ante-room to complete the metamorpho- |
sis, Frank King stepped out and went
home.
To-day the Herald correspondent called |
upon James Smart, the man who adopted |
Katy from an Rsvlum when she was eight |
years of eye. He confirmed her story, |
and said he never had suspicion that she |
Wss not girl.
"She lived with rs until she was about |
said he. "We sent her to
school until she graduated, and then she
went out to work. Neither of us dreamed |
that our little Katy was boy"
MIR. Smart gave long list of places
where Ksty had worked, and ended by
saying: ~ don't know much about her
since she got married two years ago. Her
husband used to souse her, and she left
BIN after living with him shout year ="
"Married?" asked the Herald man;
''whom did she marry ?''
"Her husbands name was Frank King,
, conductor of the South Boston Road.
They we're married in fremont Temple by
Rev. Emory J. Haynes, and was at the
Wedding thought that she was going to BE-
lapoy, but when l called on her l found
Ter crying, and she said he abused and
whipped her. After about year she left
i'm and went to work as housemsid at
q 80 Springfield street."
No one Knows where Frank King, the
husband, has gone. Frank King, sliss
iaty Russell, the abused wife, admits she
vas married to Frsnk King, and left him
n account of misussge. He says he has
now, and will never wear fems4ek
arb again. When he marries agein It s
7ill be To woman. 6